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Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government
Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to 'turn up the heat' on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.
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Marisa takes on 621km Melanoma Walk
Margaret Pierce
Ballina’s Marisa Worling is about to undertake a marathon walk from Merimbula on the south-east coast to Port...
Celebrate a native food Christmas with Mindy Woods & Santos Organics
A time for culture and connection at the table – Santos Organics are excited to announce that Mindy Woods...
Big season finish for Byron Bay cyclists
Mat Johnson
The Byron Bay Cycling Club (BBCC) wrapped up its competitive racing calendar for 2023 with a twilight criterium...
The secret love life of the echidna
How do echidnas make love? Carefully… of course!
Community rallies for Timmy’s recovery
There is nothing like the warm embrace of community to provide healing, and that’s certainly been the case for local Timothy Hanley.
Team Cadwallader’s environmental war
At the November Ballina Council meeting, Cr Bruem (Team Cadwallader’s unofficial media advisor/spin doctor) continued his attack on the...
Stories about "Mt Nardi":
Freedom to protest needs to be protected as environmental activists targeted
The forests of the Northern Rivers were protected in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s by activism. The Terania Creek protest was a landmark environmental protest
Injured bushwalker winched from Mount Nardi trail
A man was winched from the Mount Nardi trail at Mount Nardi, north of Nimbin, yesterday after 3pm by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Bushfire recovery: help plant rainforest trees this Saturday
Do you have some time for tree planting this Saturday morning? Rainforest 4 have teamed up with Reforest Now and need your help to plant 1,000 rainforest trees in two hours
Bushfire threatens ABC North Coast transmitter
The bush fire on Mount Nardi has the potential to put the ABC's transmitter at risk.
Fire continues to burn above Wilsons Creek and Huonbrook
The Fire in the Mount Nardi National Park is continuing to burn on multiple fronts towards Tuntable Falls Road in the south and Huonbrook in the east.
Fire alert for Terania, Huonbrook and Upper Wilsons Creek
Fire alert raised to 'Watch and Act' for Terania, Huonbrook and Upper Wilsons Creek as fire continues to burn out of control.
National News
Industrial relations reform bill passes parliament
New industrial relations laws have passed NSW parliament today, which the government says will create the structure needed to deliver meaningful improvements to wages and conditions for hundreds and thousands of workers in the state.
Local News
Fire ant update in the Tweed
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There were information sessions this morning for local businesses and industry members impacted by the detection of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) at South Murwillumbah, with the opportunity to find out more information about the strategy that the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are using to contain and eradicate the fire ants.
National News
$15 million to subsidise habitat destruction?
The recently-released NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report, which shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging, has today been labelled ‘a damning indictment on our state’.
Local News
Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree
Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.
